2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Jan 02, 2025  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

SWRK 656 - Advanced Social Work Practicum Education I


Credit Hours: 4
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 4

This course is one of two courses that constitute the advanced placement in student’s area of concentration. The advanced placement is intended to help students develop expanded knowledge and skills in their area of concentration. During the foundation placement, students are in practicum for 250 clock hours. This amounts to three full days a week. Students are assigned to social services agencies and supervised by experienced professionals. The practicum placement is offered concurrently with seminar classes. The practicum placement, seminar classes, and assignments are consistent with student’s chosen area of concentrations. Students will have the opportunity to use advanced practice skills with individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations. Students may select rural or urban settings.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work